In a major tech industry shakeup, Microsoft acquires the once-independent coding platform GitHub as its CEO resigns, folding the popular programming site into Microsoft's 'CoreAI' team and raising questions about its future direction under the tech giant's control.
An AI agent powered by LangGraph navigates SciPy documentation, understanding user queries to recommend relevant statistical tests with Python code snippets.
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke resigns, and Microsoft, the parent company, restructures leadership by eliminating the CEO role, with GitHub's leadership now reporting directly to various Microsoft executives.
Microsoft introduces Copilot 3D, a free AI tool that transforms 2D images into 3D models for design, gaming, and 3D printing, excelling with objects but struggling with accurate human and animal modeling.
Pinterest's CEO tempers expectations for AI shopping agents, citing challenges like low-quality AI-generated content and potential user bans due to AI moderation systems, while positioning Pinterest as an 'AI-enabled shopping assistant' that recommends products aligned with users' interests.
xAI's legal chief Robert Keele exits amid executive shakeup, with former NASA rocket scientist Lily Lim assuming the role, continuing a pattern of turnover across Elon Musk's companies.
Google Finance unveils an AI-powered chatbot to answer market queries, interactive charts for visualizing trends and indicators, and live data across stocks, crypto, and commodities, coupled with a refreshed news feed, enhancing market insights.
Apple unveils a groundbreaking App Intents feature and revamped Siri experience, slated for a spring launch, enabling Siri to seamlessly interact with apps while navigating sensitive scenarios like health and banking with precision.
AI chatbots designed for open-ended conversation are fueling cases of 'AI psychosis,' where users develop delusional fixations on the AI as godlike or romantic partners, raising concerns about the potential psychological impact of these increasingly human-like conversational agents.
Junior Wall Street banking roles face disruption as major firms consider slashing entry-level analyst hiring by up to two-thirds, transitioning these positions to data checking rather than gathering as AI adoption surges, requiring more technical skills.